The possible visit of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwanese territory starting this Tuesday (2) has once again increased tensions between the Americans and the Chinese.
This Monday (1st), Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Beijing Foreign Ministry, said the country’s armed forces would “not just monitor” the Democrat’s departure to the island.
“We also want to warn the United States that China is waiting and the People’s Liberation Army will not just follow. China will certainly take strong and decisive countermeasures to defend its sovereignty and national integrity. The United States must respect the One China principle. , three Sino-American declaration and Joe Biden’s commitment not to support Taiwan’s independence,” Zhao said at his daily briefing.
In addition, the command of the military’s division covering operations in the Taiwan Strait released a nearly two-minute video showing the military exercises via the WeChat app, warning everyone to “get ready and fight to bury any incoming enemy”. “. .
Two new cycles of military maneuvers have been announced in the South China Sea and the Yellow Sea, in the Bohai Strait, again due to Pelosi’s possible visit.
According to Chinese media, a total voyage ban will be imposed in the first maritime area from the first minute of Tuesday until August 6th. In the second, the maneuvers start at the same time, but continue until the 7th.
As a result, the exercises will take place throughout Pelosi’s journey across the Indo-Pacific region.
A trip to Taiwan is not on the mayor’s official agenda, but local media acknowledge his arrival with official meetings on Tuesday night and Wednesday (3).
So far, the congressional delegation has stopped for talks in Singapore, as well as in Hawaii and the US region of Guam. The group will travel to Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, as well as possible stop in Taiwan.
The United States also announced that it is launching military maneuvers in the region in partnership with Indonesia and 10 other countries in the region. According to Washington, the training was planned and has been going on since 2007. The trainings will take place from now until 14 August. In total, more than 2,000 US soldiers will take part in the exercises.
Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said in an interview with CNN on Monday that his country was “not afraid of China’s rhetoric about Taiwan.” “The Speaker’s trip is important and we support him,” he added, without confirming whether he would actually go to Taiwan.
source: Noticias
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